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leon panetta is just a few days left on the job. a pentagon official telling us one of his final actions is going to be to recommend that congress limit next year's military pay raise to just 1%. now, the already budgeted pay raise, it's 1.7% for 2014. panetta said last night that trying to save billions of dollars is creating the most serious readiness crise this over a decade. congress of course would have to approve any of the military pay limits. >>> in great britain, victory in the fight for same sex marriage. the majority of parliament voted in favor now of a bill that would give religious institutions the right to marry same sex couples. >> eyes to the right, 400. the nos to the left, 175. >> relationships are relationships. if you love somebody and are making a commitment, then that's what it is all about. and the gender of the person that you love is irrelevant. >> joining us from london, we know that this vote says there is huge support for this bill, and the prime minister himself supports it as well. he came out and said
leon panetta is just a few days left on the job. a pentagon official telling us one of his final actions is going to be to recommend that congress limit next year's military pay raise to just 1%. now, the already budgeted pay raise, it's 1.7% for 2014. panetta said last night that trying to save billions of dollars is creating the most serious readiness crise this over a decade. congress of course would have to approve any of the military pay limits. >>> in great britain, victory in...
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this is very savvy budget politics by leon panetta, a few days before he is scheduled to step down and chuck hagel scheduled to take over. this is the ultimate, taking a sacrosanct military pay and putting it in congress's court. you don't have a budget plan, fine, we don't have the money. >> barbara starr with a cnn exclusive. thank you. talkback question today, should the u.s. be able to kill american terror suspects without trial? facebook.com/carol cnn or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day, the question for you, should the united states be able to kill american terrorist suspects without trial? the constitution is like our secular bible and it's sixth amendment guarantees every american accused of a crime to trial by jury except maybe for americans suspected of terrorism who are live agg broad. a justice department memo says the government has the right to kill an american citizen overseas, if senior operational leader of al qaeda and poses a quote imflent threat. the white house says such killings are justified. >> this is
this is very savvy budget politics by leon panetta, a few days before he is scheduled to step down and chuck hagel scheduled to take over. this is the ultimate, taking a sacrosanct military pay and putting it in congress's court. you don't have a budget plan, fine, we don't have the money. >> barbara starr with a cnn exclusive. thank you. talkback question today, should the u.s. be able to kill american terror suspects without trial? facebook.com/carol cnn or tweet me @carolcnn....
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in fact secretary panetta minced no words at speaking at georgetown a short while ago. he says the upcoming automatic defense spending cuts threaten, quote, the most serious readiness crisis faced by the military in more than a decade. >> for more than a year and a half, the joint chiefs of staff and i have been extremely vocal about our deep concerns about taking another half trillion dollars out of the defense budget, in an across the board fashion. that hits every area, and that guarantees that we hollow out the military. across the board cuts, that would deeply damage our national security. >> the secretary urged congress to accept president obama's call yesterday for smaller package of cuts to avoid the across the board reductions known as sequestration, you probably heard a lot about that, that sequestration would reduce defense spending by $45 billion through september. the national board of the boy scouts of america has decided to put off an important vote to decide on lifting or not lifting a ban on gays until may. the vote was expected to come today, but momen
in fact secretary panetta minced no words at speaking at georgetown a short while ago. he says the upcoming automatic defense spending cuts threaten, quote, the most serious readiness crisis faced by the military in more than a decade. >> for more than a year and a half, the joint chiefs of staff and i have been extremely vocal about our deep concerns about taking another half trillion dollars out of the defense budget, in an across the board fashion. that hits every area, and that...
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panetta has been leading the pentagon for the last 18 months. but he's been in public service for the last five decades. >>> live this hour, big moment for chuck hagel, the man president obama would like to become the next secretary of defense. the senate armed forces committee holding a vote on hagel's nomination. and while it is likely he will be confirmed, several republicans, they're still putting up a fight. that happens this hour. >>> also, cereal and soda? pepsi introducing a new mountain dew drink for, dare i say, breakfast, calling it kick start. the company says it doesn't consider this an energy drink, even though, yes, it is packed with caffeine. why the new product? mountain dew says customers wanted an alternative to coffee and tea in the morning. >>> and tomorrow is ash wednesday, which means today is fat tuesday. okay, i tweeted this out. this is a colossal waste of time and can't stop watching it. you can watch this on one of the live cams. mardi gras in full swing. we have been hearing trumpets from this live web cam. this is b
panetta has been leading the pentagon for the last 18 months. but he's been in public service for the last five decades. >>> live this hour, big moment for chuck hagel, the man president obama would like to become the next secretary of defense. the senate armed forces committee holding a vote on hagel's nomination. and while it is likely he will be confirmed, several republicans, they're still putting up a fight. that happens this hour. >>> also, cereal and soda? pepsi...
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facility in the world. >> former senator chuck hagel has been nominated to replace panetta. that confirmation vote continues and has been postponed. >>> a look at this massive crowd that filled the streets in tunisia. this was a public funeral of an opposition leader shot dead outside his home wednesday. thousands of grieving and angry folks marching with his coffin to a cemetery. many believe it was a political assassination. riot police have violently put down several public demonstrations since that shooting. >>> and of course getting back to california, one of our main stories here, the hunt for the former cop now a murder suspect. christopher dorner accused of killing three people around l.a. and declaring war on the entire lapd in a rampage seeking revenge for being fired. casey wian is with us from los angeles, and paul would ybuchan big bear. paul, i want to start off with you because we heard from the sheriff there and they continue the search even though the weather is pretty bad in big bear. they lost his tracks because the ground is frozen. so how are they pursui
facility in the world. >> former senator chuck hagel has been nominated to replace panetta. that confirmation vote continues and has been postponed. >>> a look at this massive crowd that filled the streets in tunisia. this was a public funeral of an opposition leader shot dead outside his home wednesday. thousands of grieving and angry folks marching with his coffin to a cemetery. many believe it was a political assassination. riot police have violently put down several public...
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. >>> official good-bye for leon panetta. the pentagon sends the boss off with a formal ceremony happening today, even though he is likely to be on the job for at least another couple of weeks. panetta spoke yesterday before congress, said there will always an debate over how much military power to put around the world. >> united states military, as i've said, is not and frankly should not be a 911 service capable of arriving on the scene within minutes to every possible contingency around the world. u.s. military has neither the resources nor the responsibility to have a firehouse next to every u.s. facility in the world. >> former senator chuck hagel has been nominated to replace panetta. that confirmation vote continues and has been postponed. >>> a look at this massive crowd that filled the streets in tunisia. this was a public funeral of an opposition leader shot dead outside his home wednesday. thousands of grieving and angry folks marching with his coffin to a cemetery. many believe it was a political assassination. ri
. >>> official good-bye for leon panetta. the pentagon sends the boss off with a formal ceremony happening today, even though he is likely to be on the job for at least another couple of weeks. panetta spoke yesterday before congress, said there will always an debate over how much military power to put around the world. >> united states military, as i've said, is not and frankly should not be a 911 service capable of arriving on the scene within minutes to every possible...
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. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is recommending to congress a smaller increase in pay for military troops. just 1%. the initial plan was to give servicemen and women a 1.7% raise. the reduction of future pay comes as the pentagon is trying to deal with looming automatic spending cuts. >> this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously damage a fragile american economy, and they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis, precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> panetta also warned that 800,000 civilian workers could be furloughed for 22 days. >>> drones, they aren't just for tracking and attacking terrorists in, say, afghanistan, anymore. more cities and states are using the unmanned aircraft to snoop on criminals. and there are fears among some that the drones will become as pervasive as surveillance cameras watching and recording each and every move we make. now, charlottesville, virginia, has become the very first city in the country to pass an anti-drone resolution. this is the headline here. but there is so much more to this story. le
. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is recommending to congress a smaller increase in pay for military troops. just 1%. the initial plan was to give servicemen and women a 1.7% raise. the reduction of future pay comes as the pentagon is trying to deal with looming automatic spending cuts. >> this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously damage a fragile american economy, and they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis, precisely at a time of rising...
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defense secretary leon panetta responded to criticism regarding the response time. >> we were not dealing with a prolonged or continuous assault, which could have been brought to an end by a u.s. military response. very simply, although we had forces deployed to the region, time, distance, the lack of an adequate warning, events that moved quickly on the ground prevented a more immediate response. >> after lunch today, president obama's pick for cia director is going to have to answer for the death by drone overseas. john brennan will go before the senate intelligence committee after four years as the president's counter terrorism aide during which he championed the use of drones or unmanned aircraft to take out perceived threats to the homeland. even perceived threats who may be u.s. citizens. a white house agreed only yesterday to give some lawmakers a 50 page legal rationale written by the justice department in 2010 outlining their policy on u.s. citizens abroad who are threats to us and the right to take them out. we will talk more about drones and the law in our legal segment later t
defense secretary leon panetta responded to criticism regarding the response time. >> we were not dealing with a prolonged or continuous assault, which could have been brought to an end by a u.s. military response. very simply, although we had forces deployed to the region, time, distance, the lack of an adequate warning, events that moved quickly on the ground prevented a more immediate response. >> after lunch today, president obama's pick for cia director is going to have to...
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that the raid that killed osama bin laden was carried out under the authority of cia director leon panetta. that tells you that it's been used in one country. i want you to hear that if these authorities have been used in any other countries, you'll provide this committee with the full list. now, will you give us that assurance? >> you're talking about an historical list, are you not? as far as any time, anywhere where the cia was involved in such a lethal operation? >> yes. >> i would have to go back and take a look at that request. certainly anything that -- if i were to go to the cia and the cia was involved in any type of legal activity, i would make sure that the committee has that list. >> that's a good start. >> thank you, senator. >> senator rich? >> john bren mnan in the hot se today chaired by dianne feinstein asking some fiery questions. that was democrat from oregon, democrat ron with wyden bringing up an issue we anticipated, that being u.s. drones. it's been very much so in the bloodstream this week because of this memo that nbc news obtained from the department of justice ta
that the raid that killed osama bin laden was carried out under the authority of cia director leon panetta. that tells you that it's been used in one country. i want you to hear that if these authorities have been used in any other countries, you'll provide this committee with the full list. now, will you give us that assurance? >> you're talking about an historical list, are you not? as far as any time, anywhere where the cia was involved in such a lethal operation? >> yes....
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joined by members of congress, leaders from across our armed forces, including secretary of defense leon panetta, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, marty dempsey, army secretary john mccue, and army chief of staff general ray odierno. we are joined by iron horse soldiers, and members of the medal of honor society who today welcome you into their ranks. now, despite all this attention, you may already have a sense that clint is a pretty humble guy. we just spent some time together in the oval office. he grew up in lake city, california, population less than 100. we welcome his family including mom and dad, tisch and gary. clint, i hope he doesn't mine, he shared that clint was actually born at home. these days clint works in the oil fields of north dakota. he is a man of faith, and after more than a decade in uniform, he says the thing he looks forward to the most is just being a husband and a father. in fact, this is not even the biggest event for clint this week because tomorrow he and his wife tammy will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. clint and tammy, this is probably not the k
joined by members of congress, leaders from across our armed forces, including secretary of defense leon panetta, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, marty dempsey, army secretary john mccue, and army chief of staff general ray odierno. we are joined by iron horse soldiers, and members of the medal of honor society who today welcome you into their ranks. now, despite all this attention, you may already have a sense that clint is a pretty humble guy. we just spent some time together in the...
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defense secretaries leon panetta is among those expected to testify. >>> a boeing 787 dreamliner will take to the skies today without passengers. one plane with special approval from the faa will head to boeing's plant in washington state after getting a paint job in texas. only the crew will be on board. the dreamliner's design was revolutionary when it debuted. but its electrical system and battery problems have caused so many headaches. here's rene marsh. >> reporter: all 50 dreamliners in the world have been grounded for three weeks and scrutinized after a string of incidents. the national transportation safety board's investigation zeroes in on the plane's lithium ion batteries. one caught fire in a plane on the tarmac in boston. another burned while flying over japan forcing an emergency landing. investigators found the batteries overheated. the battery in boston showed signs of a short. >> our investigators are examining not just battery failure, we are looking at that, but we are also looking at the certification process. >> reporter: the dreamliner is the first commercial pla
defense secretaries leon panetta is among those expected to testify. >>> a boeing 787 dreamliner will take to the skies today without passengers. one plane with special approval from the faa will head to boeing's plant in washington state after getting a paint job in texas. only the crew will be on board. the dreamliner's design was revolutionary when it debuted. but its electrical system and battery problems have caused so many headaches. here's rene marsh. >> reporter: all 50...
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leon panetta, the secretary of defense, signed off on an okay of the use of some specific equipment, very sensitive stuff that's been used overseas to try to detect ieds, improvise explosive devices, that would have meant there were soldiers on site or nearby, not involved in the takedown, we should point that out. other stuff used, cameras able to peer into the bunker so that authorities could not only hear but could see the demeanor and that was important because in the last 24 hours, fbi agents said they did see the demeanor of dykes begin to deteriorate and that's, of course what forced their move. they won't say much else about the entry because they say it worked so well, they'll probably use it again in the future. we do know flash bangs were used, agents dropped through a hatch in the roof, that they were able to subdue, that is kill the gunman, but not harm in any way little ethan. brooke? >> and little ethan, happy birthday to him tomorrow. how is he doing? >> reporter: you know, every account we have heard from authorities is that he is doing great tlirblgactually, conside
leon panetta, the secretary of defense, signed off on an okay of the use of some specific equipment, very sensitive stuff that's been used overseas to try to detect ieds, improvise explosive devices, that would have meant there were soldiers on site or nearby, not involved in the takedown, we should point that out. other stuff used, cameras able to peer into the bunker so that authorities could not only hear but could see the demeanor and that was important because in the last 24 hours, fbi...
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panetta said so. the hypocrisy the democrats have lambasted that but obama killed scores of people with these drones. these are fine if they're used for actual surveillance and receiving good information, but they should not be used for just random fishing expeditions. >> maria? >> you know, carol, in an ideal world, of course, it would be better to do that and that way i think the justice system would be carried out as we all believe that it should but at the same time we're not living in an ideal world and we're not living and we're not executing a war that is a kind of war that we have executed in years past where it's country against country. these are terrorists who are living under rocks, in caves, in mali and in yellemen. if there is a target and we know where he is and send a drone in and we know that person has killed americans, a lot of americans believe that is the way we should go. >> question number two, for republicans it seems like out with the old and in with the new. fox news parting
panetta said so. the hypocrisy the democrats have lambasted that but obama killed scores of people with these drones. these are fine if they're used for actual surveillance and receiving good information, but they should not be used for just random fishing expeditions. >> maria? >> you know, carol, in an ideal world, of course, it would be better to do that and that way i think the justice system would be carried out as we all believe that it should but at the same time we're not...
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let the sequester take effect, even if it cuts the military, the secretary and defense, leon panetta saying that would be shameful. but you have a lot of house republicans, tea party republicans, saying you know what? this wouldn't be the worst thing in the world because it may be the best we can get without tax increases. they're done talking about taxes. >> they say they're done. the president will say again he wants a package of spending cuts now and a bigger negotiation he wants more revenue or tax increases. this is the president's way. he's beginning his second term. last thing he wants is disruption in the economy in the psychology, financial markets to set his second term off when he thinks things are growing. how much is baked into the marks, if you will? do they expect the sequester, as more people in washington say it's -- let's listen to the president. >> good afternoon, everybody. i want to say a few words about the looming debt lines and decisions that we face on our budget and on our deficit. these are decisions that will have real and lasting impacts on the strength a
let the sequester take effect, even if it cuts the military, the secretary and defense, leon panetta saying that would be shameful. but you have a lot of house republicans, tea party republicans, saying you know what? this wouldn't be the worst thing in the world because it may be the best we can get without tax increases. they're done talking about taxes. >> they say they're done. the president will say again he wants a package of spending cuts now and a bigger negotiation he wants more...
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defense secretary leon panetta is saying good-bye. president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was
defense secretary leon panetta is saying good-bye. president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was
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defense secretary leon panetta is saying good-bye. president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was under investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds. he took a long medical leave from office last year for mental health reasons. his attorneys have not returned cnn's phone calls. >>> private e-mails and photographs belonging to two american presidents, hacked and published online for all the world to see. the secret service right now is investigating the hacking and publication of this correspondence. the accounts held private e-mails of the bush family, including former presidents george hrk w. bush and george w. bush. >>> an asteroid is set to fly remarkably close to earth in 17 days. nasa says there's no chance it might be on a collisio
defense secretary leon panetta is saying good-bye. president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was under investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds. he took a long medical leave from...